| Titre : | Critical Reynolds number in constant-acceleration pipe flow from an initial steady laminar state (2011) |
| Auteurs : | Charles W. Knisely, Auteur ; Kazuyoshi Nishihara, Auteur ; Manabu Iguchi, Auteur |
| Type de document : | Article : texte imprimé |
| Dans : | Transactions of the ASME . Journal of fluids engineering (Vol. 132 N° 9, Septembre 2010) |
| Article en page(s) : | 04 p. |
| Note générale : | fluids engineering |
| Langues : | Anglais |
| Tags : | flow (dynamics) ; turbulence ; Reynolds number ; visualization ; pipe flow ; pipes ; water |
| Résumé : | The transition to turbulence in a constant-acceleration pipe flow from an initial laminar state was investigated in a custom-made apparatus permitting visual access to the water flow in the pipe. The apparatus allowed both laser Doppler velocimetry measurements and flow visualization using a tracer. The experiment was carried out by accelerating the flow from a steady laminar state to a steady turbulent state. The relation between the critical Reynolds number for transition to turbulence and the acceleration was found to be similar to that in a constant-acceleration pipe flow started from rest. In addition, with increased acceleration, the turbulent transition was found to be delayed to higher Reynolds numbers using flow visualization with simultaneous laser Doppler velocimetry measurements. |
| DEWEY : | 620.1 |
| ISSN : | 0098-2202 |
| En ligne : | http://fluidsengineering.asmedigitalcollection.asme.org/issue.aspx?journalid=122&issueid=27429 |
